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Rachel Reeves says higher taxes on wealthy ‘part of the story’ for November budget | Economic policy

Rachel Reeves has said higher taxes on the UK’s wealthy will form part of next month’s budget, as she shrugged off the “scaremongering” and “bleating” of her critics, and stressed her determination to repair the public finances. Speaking in Washington, where she is attending the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the chancellor … Read more

Leilani Beauchamp Killed in Case of “Jealousy, Rage, Betrayal” 

What began as a fun night out turned into a true-crime horror story when Northern California college student Leilani Beauchamp vanished after attending a Halloween party. In a preview for the Sunday, Oct. 19 episode of Snapped, airing at 6/5c p.m. on Oxygen, Leilani’s mom, Violet Giovanni, recalled how she’d cautioned her beloved 19-year-old daughter … Read more

Michael W. Twitty’s cookbook celebrates the South’s complicated heritage : NPR

Culinary historian Michael W. Twitty’s new cookbook traces the history and cultural context for each recipe he shares. Maansi Srivastava/NPR hide caption toggle caption Maansi Srivastava/NPR Michael W. Twitty wants to set the record straight on Southern food: it’s not just heavy fried meats and sweet tea by the pitcher-full. In his new, hefty cookbook … Read more

Florida judge temporarily blocks transfer of downtown Miami land for Trump’s presidential library

A Florida judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked the planned transfer of prime downtown Miami land for President Donald Trump’s future presidential library. The move by Circuit Judge Mavel Ruiz came after a Miami activist alleged that officials at a local college violated Florida’s open government law when they gifted the sizable plot of real estate … Read more